THE EVOLUTION OF THE FEMALE IMAGE IN JANE AUSTEN’S NOVELS

The article demonstrates that Austen’s female characters embody both the constraints of their historical context and subtle challenges to patriarchal norms, making her novels an important contribution to the literary discourse on gender. Jane Austen’s novels present a nuanced and evolving portrayal of women within the social, moral, and cultural framework of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century England. This article examines the evolution of the female image across Austen’s major novels, focusing on how her heroines reflect changing attitudes toward women’s intellect, independence, morality, and social roles

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